Samsung Mini Laptops

Samsung is well-known for building great quality mini laptops. Their first mini laptop, the Samsung NC10 trumps the field with its spacious keyboard and more than 6 hours of battery life. It has become one of the best mini laptop in the market which top the best selling chart untill today. The company continues to release several new mini laptop models after NC10. Each of them comes with equally great or even better quality. Below are the list of all Samsung mini laptops.


1. Samsung NC10


Overview
Samsung NC10 is the first mini laptop from the company. It comes with a 10.2-inch display, an Intel Atom processor, 1GB RAM, and 120GB hard drive.

On the good side, the Samsung NC10 has a long battery life (over 6 hours), a big and ergonomically-designed keyboard (93 percentt full size), a speedy hard drive, and a great quality webcam and speakers.

On the bad side, the Samsung NC10 has a rather small touchpad which some people might feel difficult to use. Also in tems of physical design, it might not look as attractive as some competitors.

Specification

• 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor
• 1GB RAM, Upgradable to 2GB
• 120 GB, 5400 rpm hard drive
• 10.2-inch with 1024x600 resolution display
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
• Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
• Ports: Ethernet; Headphone; Microphone; VGA; USB x 3
• 3-1 card reader; SD memory reader
• Microsoft Windows XP Home
• 10.3 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches, 2.8 pounds

Availability:
The Samsung NC10 (with 6-cell battery) is currently available at Amazon.com for $371.24.

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2. Samsung NC20


Overview
The Samsung NC20 comes with a 12.1-inch screen, a VIA Nano processor, 1GB RAM, and 160GB hard drive.

On the good side, this affordable 12-inch mini laptop provides comparable performance to its predecessor, NC10, while boasting a larger screen and a full-size keyboard for a more comfortable mobile computing experience.

On the bad side, the Samsung NC20 is thicker and has a shorter battery life (4 hours plus).

Specification

• 1.3-GHz VIA Nano U2250
• 1GB RAM, Upgradable to 2GB
• 160GB, 5400 rpm SATA Hard Drive
• 12.1-inch, 1280x800 resolution display
• VIA Chrome9 HC3 Graphic Card
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
• Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
• Ports: Ethernet; Headphone; Microphone; VGA; USB x 3
• 3-1 card reader
• Microsoft Windows XP Home
• 11.5 x 8.5 x 1.2 inches, 3.4 pounds

Availability:
The Samsung NC20 (with 6-cell battery) is currently available at Amazon.com for $493.96.

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3. Samsung N110


Overview
The Samsung N110 is an improved version of Samsung N110. It comes with a 10.1-inch screen, a 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, and 160GB hard drive.

On the good side, the Samsung N110 has a few improvements over the NC10 which include the extended touchpad and increased in battery capacity that gives it a lengthy 7 hours of runtime.

On the bad side, the Samsung N110 is a little more expensive than similarly configured netbooks

Specification

• 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor
• 1GB RAM, Upgradable to 2GB
• 160GB, 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
• 10.2-inch screen with 1024x600 resolution
• Intel GMA 945 Graphic Card
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
• Bluetooth 2.0
• Ports: Ethernet; Headphone; Microphone; VGA; USB x 3
• 3-1 card reader
• Microsoft Windows XP Home
• 10.3 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches, 2.8 pounds

Availability:
The Samsung N110 (with 6-cell battery) is currently available at Amazon.com for $373.99.

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4. Samsung N120


Overview
Samsung N120 is pretty similar to N110. It has all the same specs as the N110. The main difference between N110 and N120 is that N120 comes with a full-size keyboard.

On the good side, the Samsung N120 comes with a full-size keyboard, and long battery life (more than 7 hours) which is even better than N110.

On the bad side, the display of this mini laptop has a poor viewing angle.

Specification

• 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor
• 1GB RAM, Upgradable to 2GB
• 160GB, 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
• 10.1-inch screen with 1024x600 resolution
• Intel 945GSE Graphic Card
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
• Bluetooth 2.0
• Ports: Ethernet; Headphone; Microphone; VGA; USB x 3
• 3-1 card reader
• Microsoft Windows XP Home
• 10.27 x 7.3 x 1.19 inches, 2.8 pounds

Availability:
The Samsung N120 is currently available at Amazon.com for $396.76.

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5. Samsung N310


Overview
The Samsung N310 is also known as Samsung Go in the U.S. Designed by Japanese artist Naoto Fukasawa, it has rounded and smooth edges which are modeled after a pebble.

On the good side, the Samsung N310 has an eye-catching design, long battery life (more than 8 hour with 6-cell battery), roomy keyboard, and fast system boot time.

On the bad side, it has a huge, ostentatious Samsung logo on the lid which some people might not like it. Also, the price is relatively higher than other 10-inch mini laptops with the same configuration.

Specification

• frameless 10-inch screen
• pebble design keyboard
• Intel Atom processor
• 1GB of RAM
• 160GB hard drive
• 1.3-megapixel camera
• three-in-one memory card reader

Availability:
The Samsung NC310 (with 6-cell battery) is currently available at Amazon.com for $449.95.

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Samsung NC10 VS N310 Comparison:



And that covers all mini laptop models that Samsung has released so far. Samsung is definitely one of the leading netbook manufacturer in today's market that build great quality mini laptops. We highly recommend Samsung mini laptops to anyone who's looking for a mini laptop. We will keep the list updated as new Samsung models are released.

Samsung GO N310 Reviewed

Laptop Magazine has reviewed the new Samsung GO N310 10-inch mini laptop.

Overall, their comment to this mini laptop is pretty good, except for having a higher price than its peer, and they don't like the ostentatious Samsung logo on the lid. Other than that, the Samsung GO N310 is found to have strong battery life which last for 8.5 hours, a roomy keyboard that's comfortable to use, and a trendy & compact design that's eye-catching.

The Samsung GO N310 was officially announced in the U.S. few days ago and is currently available for order on Amazon.com.

Samsung Go (N310) Gets Official In US

Samsung N310 which has been renamed as Samsung Go is now made official in the U.S.

This mini laptop from Samsung has a trendy design and will be available in several colors including Sunset Orange, Mint Blue, Midnight Blue, and Jet Black. The Sunset Orange of Samsung Go N310 is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com at the price of $479. As for the specs, the Samsung Go N310 will comes with a 10.1-inch 1024x600 Display, 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1GB DD2R RAM, 160GB Hard Drive, and a 6-cell battery that can provide up to 9 hours of battery life.

Check out more details on Samsung Go N310 on the official product page.

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Samsung N310 and N510 Coming To The U.S. Soon

Good news to the U.S. folks.. Two new Samsung mini laptop models, N310 and N510 are coming to the U.S. soon.


Samsung N310 is one of the more colorful and stylish netbook that comes with a frameless 10-inch screen and a ruggedized lid. It will hit U.S. market on July 15th with a price of $479. Samsung will be renaming U.S. version of N310 as Samsung Go, and will be replacing the originally lower capacity battery with a higher-capacity 8800 mAH pack, which is said to have 10 hours of usage time.

The Samsung N510, the first 11-inch mini laptop, on the other hand is expected to be released during the Fall or between the Q3 and Q4 time frame. The Samsung N510 is also the first mini laptop from Samsung that will be based on the NVIDIA ION platform which bundles a low power Intel Atom CPU with a higher performance NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor. Blogeee has spotted the Samsung N510 in a press event in France, and taken some pictures of it. It looks pretty much similar to the Samsung NC20, which has a 12.1-inch screen and VIA Nano processor, but with an extra HDMI port, and also a smaller screen.


Source: Laptop Magazine

Asus And Samsung To Release 11-inch Mini Laptops Soon

While Acer is the first company to release the 11-inch netbook with its Aspire One 751, we are about to see more mini laptops of the same size from Asus and Samsung very soon.


Asus Eee PC 1101HA will be the first upcoming mini laptop from Asus with an 11.6-inch screen. It's one of the member from Asus "Seashell" series of netbook, and thus looks a lot like the Eee PC 1005HA and 1008HA in terms of styling. They are quite different though in terms of internal parts. Besides a larger screen and higher resolution (1366 x 768 pixels), the Eee PC 1101HA will comes with a 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 CPU, US15W chipset, and GMA 500 graphics instead of the normal Intel Atom N270/N280 chipset that most 10-inch netbook have today. The rest of the parts for this netbook are standards: 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth, a 1.3MB webcam, 1GB of RAM, and a 160GB hard drive. The Asus Eee PC 1101HA is expected to to be released by end of July.


On the other hand, there are rumors about Samsung planning to release an 11.6-inch netbook with the model name of N510. The netbook will comes with an 11.6-inch screen with 1366 x 768 resolution, a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 Processor, NVIDIA ION chipset, GeForce 9400M graphics, a 160GB hard drive, and 1GB of RAM. Also, the price for the Samsung N510 will be around $650, and is estimated to start shipping on 30th of June, according to rumors.

Special Edition Of Samsung NC10 Netbook

While Samsung N110 was said to be the replacement for Samsung NC10, it looks like the Samsung NC10 is not going to be phased out in the near future. The reason we say this is because a few special edition of Samsung NC10 has been spotted recently.


Check out the Agnes B. Edition NC10 netbook which features a stylish lid signed by the designer, Agnes b., and featuring a lizard. This edition of NC10 is only available in France.


And in UK, there's another special edition of Samsung NC10 with floral pattern design on the lid. It's currently available on UK retrailer, John Lewis, for ￡329.

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Samsung N110 Review Roundup

Samsung NC10 is one of the top netbook that's recommended by most reviewers since it hit the market last year. Samsung N110, the second generation of 10-inch netbook from Samsung, gets even better. While most of the hardware specs of the Samsung N110 is similar to its predecessor, the improvement is made on the battery life, the touchpad, and the external design of the netbook. The 6-cell battery of Samsung N110 are improved from 5,600mAh in NC10 to 5,900mAh, which support up to seven hours of general usage and eight hours of video playback, according to TrustedReview. On the touchpad, the N110 has improved from the originally smaller and vertically narrow touchpad on the NC10, to a larger touchpad measuring 2.5 x 1.3 inches on N110. Also, the mouse button, is slightly more raised compared to the one on NC10. And on the appearance, the Samsung N110 has an improved design with glossy coating, rounded edges around the palm rest, and burgundy trim along the bottom edge of the chassis, making it looks sleeker and more professional.


Check out the following video for a brief introduction for the Samsung N110 netbook.



As you see in the video, the basic specs for the Samsung N110 is very similar to the NC10:

• 10.2-inches display with 1024 x 600 resolution
• 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor
• 1 GB RAM (expandable to 2 GB)
• 160GB 5400rpm HDD
• Windows XP Home
  

The Samsung N110 is currently available for $429 on Amazon.com. The price of this netbook might seem a bit higher than other similar class netbooks on the market, which would be the only drawback that this netbook has, but considering the high quality of this machine, it's still worth the slightly higher price.

"I received the Samsung N110 from Amazon ahead of schedule. Free shipping on the computer and the 2gb of ram. Pricing was the best around (from a reliable source.) I absolutely love this little machine. It is resonably fast - actually faster than I expected, & the keyboard is very comfortable to use - not crowded at all for my fat fingers! It offered to split the harddrive into two partitions, which I did. With the 160gb harddrive, I have more space than I will need. The D: drive is being used as a backup/recovery for the C: drive. I have loaded Mapsource, Skype, and MS Office 2007 onto the machine and it all works beautifully. (I shared the DVD on my desktop machine & mapped the Netbook to it, so I could easily load software without having to purchase a separate USB DVD.)

Overall, the best purchase I have made in a computer - lots of "bang for the buck" with this baby. I am taking it with me to Europe in about 10 days and am looking forward to being able to do email & web exploring on the trip. It is the perfect size for travel and the battery is really amazing - I have not run it down after 8 hours, it still had more to give!! Highly recommended!!!!"

(by Philip L. Benson, taken from Amazon.com)

And here's what other professional reviewers think about Samsung N110:

Laptop Magazine
"Samsung has created a near-perfect netbook in its N110. Thanks to the improved ergonomics of the touchpad, and north of 7 hours of battery life, it improves on an already stellar system and continues to beat out the competition. Though customers can get similarly configured netbooks with six-cell batteries for considerably less money—the Acer Aspire One AOD150 costs $120 less and the ASUS Eee PC 1000HE $70 less—the N110 offers a better keyboard and better endurance than both of those models and is lighter than the ASUS. Samsung’s $469 premium price tag is well worth it for those who cherish longer battery life."

Trusted Review
"Despite not adding a great deal over the NC10, the N110 is still an outstanding netbook provided you don't care about mooted extras such as video decoding. Thus, once the NC10 is inevitably discontinued, the N110 is one netbook that should be on most people's lists."

PC World
"Offering an improved mouse button and impressive battery life, the Samsung N110 would make a great choice for your next road trip. At $470, it isn't by any means the cheapest netbook on the block, but it certainly is a handsome, functional one. While I salute Samsung for correcting design flaws present in the NC10, I'd have preferred to see this the first time around."

The final conclusion: the Samsung N110, as the successor of NC10, is no doubt one of the leading netbook in today's market. If you are looking for a quality mini laptop and do not mind paying a little extra dollars, the Samsung N110 is highly recomended.

Samsung N310 Now Available in UK

After being released in Korea few days ago, the Samsung N310 mini laptop now show up on Amazon UK, and also several other UK online stores. The price listed on Amazon is £399.05.


Among all other Samsung netbooks, the N310 is the one with a moree unique design. It is covered with a colorful rubberized coating that comes in blue, turquoise, red, and black, while the keyboard and screen that covered in glass goes virtually from one end of the chassis to the other.

The internal parts are similar to most other standard netbooks today though: a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 160GB HDD, 1GB of RAM, a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, and a 4-cell battery which Samsung claims will last up to 5 hours.

Samsung N310 Released in Korea

Samsung N310 which was unveiled last month is now available in Korea.


The specs for the N310 netbook are: 10.1inch 1024x600 display, Atom N270 CPU, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM, 1.3MP Webcam, 802.11g Wi-Fi ,Bluetooth. 3x USB ports, SRS sound and a 3-in-1 card reader. It features a rubberized case, which will be be available in Turkey Blue and Red Orange, a nice large keyboard, and a standard battery that’s reportedly good for up to 5 hours. The price for Samsung N310 is between 900,000 KRW and 1,000,000 KRW ($672 - $747).

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Samsung NC20 Is Now Available

Samsung NC10 is one of the best netbook in today's market due to its good build quality and excellent battery life. Following the success of Samsung NC10, the company has recently announced a 12-inch mini laptop named NC20. Besides having larger size, another major difference between Samsung NC20 and NC10 is the processor. Samsung has chosen to use 1.3GHz VIA Nano U2250 processor in NC20 instead of Intel Atom processor that's used in the NC10. The specs for NC20 is as follows:

• 1.3-GHz VIA Nano U2250 Processor
• 1GB RAM, Expandable to 2GB
• 160GB/5,400 rpm HDD
• 12.1 inches display with 1280 x 800 resolution
• Windows XP Home (SP3)
• 3.4 pounds

With 12.1-inch screen, Samsung NC20 might be too big to be called a netbook, but is still a great choice for those who are interested in a mini laptop. It's currently available on Newegg for $549.99 with 1Gb of RAM, a 160Gb hard drive, and Windows XP Home. A review for Samsung NC20 is available on Laptop Magazine.